Negktie holder



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Application filedfleptember 15, 1924. Serial "No. "737,669.

To all whom' "it mag concern:

Be it known that 1, PETER L. MARKEY, a citizen of theUnitedStates, residing at Chicage, inthe county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and use.- fiil Improvements in .Necktie Holders, of which the following isaspecification.

This inventionrelates to a necktie holder. One or: the objects of the present invention istoprovide a generally improved form of iie'ektie holder which is constructed of a'thin flat, flexible .piece of metal occupying a mini.- mum amount of space between the hand of the collar and the collar proper.

A further ohjectot the invention jis to ,provide an improved means in the form of a supporting band Which can be easily and readilyajttached to or detached from the necktie holder; proper and be adjusted with respect to the holder so that tl iehei'ght of the knot in the tieunay-he adj uste'd Withrespect to the holder.

A; still further object-f the invention is to providesan improved construction of a necktie holder and locking means therefor vherehy ample means are-afiorded for firmly gripping the necktie holder and operating the latch unechanis'in in securing -or *remov ing .the necktie holder from the collar button.

A stillfurther object'of the, invention is toprovide an? improved necktie holder in i vhich the tie or'knot supporting band is mounted on theholder in aunanner to eliminateany lou'lkiness-nt the pointwhere the 'loandis detachably secured to the -l1older.

A still further object ofthe invention is to provide. anov eland improved =means -co-op erating with the collar buttonnnd necktie holder for clamping "the necktie holder in position on the collar.

teferring to the drawings, F ig. I 1 isa, front elevaitional View ofmy' improved neck tie holder. I I r Y Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevzitional" view of the latch mechanism showing the shank of the collar button in cross section.

Eig/3 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevation'al Yvievv showing my improved clamping mechanism.

Fig. 4. is Ia 'cross -se'ctional View :ta'ken onithe lines 4-4i1ilTig. 3.

Iis' a erossi'sect'ional view-taken on the lines "5-5 in Fig. 12.

"Fi 6 isfzi top':plan viewof'my improved e holder skewing the relative position of theknot supporting band with-respect to theholder when mounted thereon.

"Fig/7 is a front elevetional view arm improved tie si ipp'orting hand; Y

Figsfi and Q'erefiont fll1CljSlCl6'lQ"E1- tional views respectively of the rerk'memher or" my improvedclamping devm end Fi '10' end 11*are ffront and side elevetional. views respectiv ly of the caimiiing meinherof niyiinproved clamping device.

The herein described invention is directed to improvements over the inventionshown and described in my Patent-No 1,460,725

of July 8, 1993, andalso oven-myPatent Noili9989 of July '1, 199A. H

The present invention. is directed to improved necktie holder construction which is adapted to detachahly support-ties that are knot-ted in ajfmore or less ,tpermanent form, that isto say, zifteronce the 'ne'W' tie has been knot'ted it is .notnecessary tolnntie the knot. inv order to. re'n'1ove thev tie from. the holder endsuhstitute a different. one. The principal objection to reforming on each occasioifthat the tie is mounted on the holderis that by this repeated tyingand untying theknotin the tie; the material Wl'liC-ll goes to make up the tiebecomes wrinkled and ereased. and some instances worn and distorted-so to give the same a shablovap pe'arence. With the, present weonstru'etion the lie ofthetie is enhanced to a considerehle'degree and the 'timereqnired for mountin nndreinovingthe"tie-isreduced to a minimum, p

In the omvin i have shown my: improved necktie Fholder comprising ewmain body portion 15' having outwardly and up- W rd's; curved arms 16. Formed integrally iviththe inein body portion. and arm 16 is a torwardly positioned portion 17 which is bent over as s own atflS to-a positionparallel with the-main body 15 sons'totform sub stant-ielly n casing 19-therehetweenfor"the purpose of encasing and protect-nighlatch 20 which is pivoted at 21 to theportions -15 and of =the-portions 15= and l'i' are slotted as shown at 22. Ilhisslot-QZdn the holder is adapted to receivethe-shank 23 of the collar button -24. The-necktie holder is locked on the collar button 2'4t by the pivoted latch 20 which isprovided vith a plurality of notches 25 onene sideioii the latch bar and. permits theholder te he ed-i .justed with respect to the coll-arhutton-so .as'to properly support-(the tiexon the-edllar.

which has its upper end secured to the holder as shown at 29 and has a portion intermediate its end engaging a lug secured to or formed as an integral part of the main body portion 15. By this arrangement the spring 28 exerts a resilient pressure on the lower end 28 of the latch 20 and thereby resiliently presses the latch bar 20 transversely of the slot 22 in the tie holder. The eye 27 formed on the tail portion 26 of the latch bar 20 affords a very convenient means for actuating the latch bar in disengaging the bar from the shank 23 of the collar button. In order to provide means whereby the necktie holder may be conveniently gripped by the thumb and forefinger while the middle finger is actuating the tail portion v26 of the latch bar 20 I have provided forwardly rolled portions 31 which are formed integrally with the portion 17 of the holder adjacent the lower end thereof. By this arrangement it will readily be seen that the thumb and forefinger may firmly grip these rolled portions 31 of the necktie holder, while the middle finger actuates the tail portion 26 of the latch bar in disconnecting and removing the holder from the collar button.

Another essential feature of my improved necktie holder is the provision of plurality of horizontally extending and oppositely positioned prongs 32 which are formed integrally with vertically disposed portions 33 of'the outwardly extending arm 16. These prongs 32 are preferably provided with enlarged heads 34 in order to resist the removal or slipping off of a tie band hereinafter described, after the same has been mounted in theholder. These portions 34: are offset with respect to the plane of the arms as shown at 33 so as to maintain the band holder in a relatively straight plane. Mounted on these portions 32 is a band 35 which is preferably made of a narrow strip of leather having its outer ends of relatively larger width than the main body portion of the band as shown at 36. The outer ends 36 are provided with two apertures 37 which are adapted to be slipped over the portions 32 on the opposite sides of the holder when the band is mounted on the holder as shown in the dotted line in Fig. 1. In this connection it will be noted that I have provided means whereby the band may be adjusted with respect to the holder by having the apertures 37 engage the two upper and oppositely disposed portions 32 of the holder and in the event this does not raise the tie the required height the band may be inverted and positioned on the upper and oppositely disposed portions, thereby raising the band with respect to the necktie holder to its highest position. By this arrangement it will readily be seen that I have provided the maximum range of adjustment so that the necktie holder may support ties to accommodate collars of a wide variation with respect to their heights.

Another essential feature of my improved necktie holder is the provision of means whereby the necktie holder in connection with the collar button and neck band of the collar and shirt are clamped together in such a manner that they are secured in a relatively rigid position with respect to each other. This mechanism comprises a forked member 38 having an eye formed at its upper end as shown at 39. The forked member 38 is provided with a vertically extending slot 40 which is adapted to slidingly engage the shank 23 of the collar button. Pivotally mounted in the eye 39 of the forked member 38 by means of a pin 11 is a cam member 42. The cam member 42 is provided with an eccentric cam 4.3 and a lever te't. When it is desired to clamp the holder in a relatively fixed position with respect to the collar button and neck bands of the collar and shirt the forked member is positioned so that the vertical slot- 40 engages the shank 23 of the collar button and the lever arm 44C of the cam member 452 is held at substantially right angles with respect to the plane of the forked member 38 or in the position shown in the dotted lines in Fig. at. In this position the lower end of the forked member engages the front portion 17 of the necktie holder and an inter-- mediate portion of the forked member engages the underside of the head 23 of the collar button and when in this position the lever is swung to the position shown in full lines in Fig. at in which the lever contacts with the top of the collar button as shown at 45. By reason of the relative position of the cam 43 t0 the lever 4elthe camming member 2 is locked in this position because the pivot of the camming member has past the dead center. It will also be noted that by reason of the camming action of the member 4 2 that the necktie holder and its associated parts, as shown in Fig. 4, are rigidly clamped against displacement from each other.

From the above description it will be seen that I have provided a. generally improved necktie holder and one which can be readily mounted or removed from the collar button by one hand of the operator, in that the holder may be grasped by the thumb and first finger while the latch bar is actuated by the middle finger. It will further be not-ed that I have provided an improved clamping device which is particularly adapted for use in connection with soft collars of the high type. In this type of collar this clamping member rigidly secures the parts aswell as the tie and collar in position and prevents their displacement.

While in the above specification I have described one embodiment which my invention may assume in practice it will of course be understood that the same is capable of modification and that modification may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as expressed in the following claims.

lVhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A necktie holder comprising a main body portion, arms extending outwardly from said main body portion, laterally projecting prongs extending outwardly from said arms, and a tie supporting band .engageable with said tie thereon.

2. A necktie holder comprising a main body portion, arms extending outwardly from said main body portion, a plurality of oppositely disposed projecting prongs extending outwardly from said arms, and a tie supporting band engageable "with said prongs for supporting a tie thereon.

3. Anecktie holder comprising a main body portion, arms extending outwardly from said main body portion, laterally projecting prongs extending outwardly from said arms, said prongs being ofitset with respect to the plane ofsaid main body portion, and a tie supporting band mounted on said prongs for supporting a tie thereon.

i. A necktie holder comprising a main body portion, arms extending outwardly from said main body portion, horizontally projecting prongs formed integrally with said arms, a tie supporting band mounted on said prongs, a latch bar pivotally mounted on said holder for detachably securing said holder to a collar button, and means whereby said holder may be firmly gripped, and a latch bar actuated by one hand of the operator for removing the tie holder from the collar button.

5. A necktie holder comprising a main body portion, arms extending outwardly from said main body portion, horizontally projecting prongs formed integrally with said arms, a tie supporting band mounted on said prongs, a latch bar pivotally mounted on said holder for detachably securing said holder to a collar button, and means extending forwardly from said holder whereby said holder may be firmly gripped for removing the holder from the collar button.

6.-A necktie holdercomprising a main for removing the holder from the collar button.

7. Incombination with a necktie holder oi? acollar button therefor, a collar secured to a neck band by said button, a tie supporting band mounted on said holder, and camming means for securing said holder and button from relative movement with respect to said collar and neck band.

8. In combination with a necktie holder of i a collar button therefor, a collar secured to a neck-band by said button, a tie supporting band mounted on sald holder, and separate and independent means for securing said holder and button from relative movement with respect to said collar and neck band.

9. In combination with a necktie holder of a collar button therefor, a collar secured to a neck band by said button, a tie supporting band mounted on said holder, and detachable means mounted on said collar button for securing said holder and button from relative movement with respect to said. collar and neck band.

10.' A. necktie holder comprising a main body portion, arms extending outwardly from said main body portion, horizontally projecting prongs formed integrally with said arms, a tie supporting band mounted on said prongs, a latch bar pivotally mounted on said holder for detachably securing said holder to a collar button, and means whereby said holder may be firmly gripped, and means formed integrally with and extending forwardly from said latch bar whereby said latch bar may be actuated to remove said holder from said collar button.

In testimony whereof I have signed in name to this specification, on this llth day of September, A. D. 1924. s 7

PETER L. MARKEY. 

